C++ Engineer, Trading Systems Job at talisman, Chicago, IL

  • talisman
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Software Engineer, C++ Trading Systems

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We're partnering with a proprietary trading firm making who is looking to add a C++ Software Engineer to design and build the low-latency systems that power live trading, risk, and pricing across the firm.

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Responsibilities:

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  • Build and maintain high-performance distributed systems that process real-time and historical market data at scale
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  • Design low-latency C++ (C++17/20) components supporting core trading infrastructure, including execution and order handling
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  • Partner with traders and engineers to turn strategy and modeling requirements into production-grade code
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  • Apply multithreaded and lock-free programming techniques to improve throughput and reduce latency across the stack
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  • Use profiling and diagnostic tooling to identify bottlenecks and guide performance improvements
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Requirements:

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  • Background at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, or similar electronic trading environment is required.
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  • 4+ years of professional C++ experience in a high-performance, real-time trading environment
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  • Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and memory management
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  • Linux-based system-level programming experience, including networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets)
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  • Hands-on debugging/profiling skills (GDB, Wireshark, tcpdump, or equivalent)
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  • A plus: exposure to options/derivatives pricing models, quantitative research platforms, or KDB+/q for time-series analysis
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